Whispers to the soul

A review of Cave Refectory Road: Monastic Rhythms for contemporary living, by Ian Adams


This book is a gift (it actually was a gift, free with a subscription to Third Way magazine). It is only a slim volume but has taken me several weeks to read - not because it's a struggle, but because with almost every turn of the page there is so much to ponder and reflect on.

I have often, over the past few weeks, been caused to lay aside the book and respond to God in silent longing, as the Ian Adams takes the essence of common monastic disciplines and breathes fresh life into them, offering a way of being that is accessible and attractive to those of us outside of religious orders.
Adams writes with what I can only describe as words from God. There's a gentle poetic rhythm to his prose that whispers to the soul, inviting engagement with the divine. And while there's a simplicity and economy of language, his choice of words so often speaks of mystery and otherness.
I have given this book 5 stars (Amazon). Not because it's perfect, but because a book that enables encounter with God to such a degree deserves nothing less. Inspired.

Thank you for this is hidden treasure.